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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Ham & Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches

This recipe's name pretty much explains what it is. It isn't
anything fancy, but very tasty and could be made for any meal. The
recipe is from Budget Bytes and I thought it was genius to bake the
biscuits with the ham and cheese inside instead of adding it later.
This way the cheese gets bubbly and perfectly melted, and the ham gets a
little browned. Yum! You could add a little mustard if you wanted,
but they're very good as is.

The toothpicks
keep the top biscuits from falling off and the ham from sliding off. Go
on and leave the toothpicks in until you're ready to eat the sandwiches
because you'll probably end up with major "drift" if you take them out
too soon.

Ham & Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches

2 1/2 C flour

4 tsp baking powder

1/2 Tbsp sugar

1 tsp salt

about 1 1/3 C cream

6 slices cheddar cheese

1/2 lb of your favorite ham from the deli, I used Boar's Head Tavern Ham, sliced

Preheat oven to 400.

Stir
together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Pour 1 C cream over
top and mix together with a spoon. Add additional cream as needed (only
a tablespoon or so at a time) until you have a dough that holds
together nicely and isn't too dry. Form into a ball.

Dust
a clean surface with flour and place the ball on top. Squish with your
hands to make a rectangle, then dust with more flour and roll out into a
half inch thin rectangle approximately 8 by 11 inches. Cut into 12
biscuit squares, in 3 rows of 4.

Line a baking
sheet with parchment paper and put half of the biscuit squares on the
sheet. Top each with a slice of cheese (broken to fit as needed), then
evenly divide the ham among them. Top with the 6 leftover biscuit
squares, then secure with a toothpick so the tops won't slide off.

Bake until the top biscuit is golden, about 15 to 20 minutes, depending on your oven.